Jhivvan Jameel Jackson Melendez was born on August 27,1998 and is a Puerto Rican-Panamanian professional basketball player for Wurzburg Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga.
11 Facts About Jhivvan Jackson
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Jhivvan Jackson moved from his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico to Dallas, Texas in seventh grade.
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Jhivvan Jackson played four years of varsity basketball at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas.
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Jhivvan Jackson was lightly recruited, his only NCAA Division I offers coming from New Mexico and UTSA, and was not rated by any major recruiting services.
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Jhivvan Jackson averaged 18.4 points per game to lead the team.
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Jhivvan Jackson tore his ACL at the end of his freshman season, cutting the year six games short.
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Jhivvan Jackson missed the first three games of his sophomore season while recovering from the injury.
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Jhivvan Jackson averaged 19.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game as a senior.
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On March 6,2022, Jhivvan Jackson signed his first professional contract with CB Menorca of the LEB Plata.
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Jhivvan Jackson was named to the Puerto Rico U18 team in the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.
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Jhivvan Jackson averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in five games.